Thesaurus / brandish
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
An ambitious stripling has only to brandish his sword and shout a few magniloquent words to induce them to rush to certain death.
MY RELIGIONLEO TOLSTOY
Suddenly he was startled by seeing his mother snatch a stump of a fire-shovel from the hearth and brandish it over his head.
ALL HE KNEWJOHN HABBERTON
Who are we, the Wolves, to brandish empty firearms, to shrink from letting a little blood!
MR. GREX OF MONTE CARLOE. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM
They brandish their torches and swiftly spin on one leg, and snap their fingers to chase away the aggressive spirits.
FROM THE CAVES AND JUNGLES OF HINDOSTANHELENA PRETROVNA BLAVATSKY
Thou didst also worship the bountiful immortals, and wast the first to brandish the veresma and to sing the Gathas.
In ancient times, the statues of Minerva could brandish spears, and those of Venus could weep.
HISTORY OF THE INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF EUROPE, VOLUME I (OF 2)JOHN WILLIAM DRAPER
No, he could not brandish it, he could not so much as even lift it.
TALES FROM THE FJELDP. CHR. ASBJRNSEN
When he began to dance and to brandish the silver sword, everybody applauded.
FOLK-TALES OF THE KHASISK. U. RAFY
He could not yell and brandish his fists at them as the trapper by the fire might have done to win a few extra minutes.
UNDER ARCTIC ICEH.G. WINTER
Skeat thinks the original dance may have been a sword dance, and with this he connects the word Brandish.
SHAKESPEARE AND MUSICEDWARD W. NAYLOR
WORDS RELATED TO BRANDISH
- advertise
- air
- brandish
- demonstrate
- disclose
- display
- disport
- evidence
- evince
- expose
- express
- feature
- flash
- flaunt
- illustrate
- indicate
- let it all hang out
- make clear
- make plain
- manifest
- mark
- offer
- ostend
- parade
- parade wares
- proclaim
- reveal
- roll out
- show
- show and tell
- show off
- showcase
- strut stuff
- trot out
- wave around
- advertise
- air
- bare
- betray
- brandish
- bring to light
- broadcast
- crack
- debunk
- denude
- dig up
- disclose
- display
- disport
- divulge
- exhibit
- feature
- flash
- flaunt
- give away
- lay bare
- lay open
- leak
- let cat out of bag
- let out
- make known
- manifest
- open
- open to view
- parade
- present
- prove
- publish
- put on view
- report
- show
- show off
- smoke out
- spill
- streak
- tip off
- trot out
- unclothe
- uncover
- unearth
- unfold
- unmask
- unshroud
- unveil
- advertise
- air
- bare
- betray
- brandish
- bring to light
- broadcast
- crack
- debunk
- denude
- dig up
- disclose
- display
- disport
- divulge
- exhibit
- feature
- flash
- flaunt
- give away
- lay bare
- lay open
- leak
- let cat out of bag
- let out
- make known
- manifest
- open
- open to view
- parade
- present
- prove
- publish
- put on view
- report
- show
- show off
- smoke out
- spill
- streak
- tip off
- trot out
- unclothe
- uncover
- unearth
- unfold
- unmask
- unshroud
- unveil
- advertise
- air
- boast
- brandish
- break out
- broadcast
- declare
- disclose
- display
- disport
- divulge
- expose
- fan it
- flash
- flash about
- flourish
- gasconade
- grandstand
- hotdog
- let it all hang out
- make a scene
- parade
- proclaim
- put on an act
- reveal
- roll out
- show and tell
- showcase
- smack with
- sport
- spring on
- streak
- throw weight around
- trot out
- vaunt
- wave around
- whip out
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